September 16, 2013

Niche Biz: Childlike Ceramics

TrendHunter: Charlotte Mei indulges her inner child with a slew of ceramic creations that could very well have been crafted by a child. Although she describes herself as a painter, decorator and water-based illustrator over ceramist, it is clear that she has a calling in the latter. By applying her previous artistic knowledge to the

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Bird Carving Niche

Bangor Daily News: You’d be forgiven for assuming that Sue Talbot is a taxidermist. With the intricate detail, realistic colors, perfect anatomy and lifelike posing of her bird carvings, it’s hard to tell they’re carved from wood. And often that process requires a lot of preparation to bring her avian visions to life. “I have

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Personalized Photo Blankets

PR Web: Oakland-based Printable Memories, a company specializing in custom photo gifts, has announced that they are now offering personalized photo blankets. The company is utilizing the latest technology to produce the blankets, which come in a variety of styles and fabrics with many design options. “Customers really enjoy the process of working with our

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Thinkgeek: Home Of Geek Chic

As senior merchandiser for the e-commerce site ThinkGeek.com, Ty Liotta, is responsible for discovering and creating such must-haves for geeks as a T-shirt that sniffs out Wi-Fi hotspots and the Tauntaun sleeping bag, modeled after the animal carcass that saved Luke Skywalker from certain death on the frozen planet of Hoth, reports Bloomberg Businessweek. Against

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Pumped Over Tire-Inflating Robot

The Dallas Morning News: For decades, inventor George Carter watched as Americans wobbled down highways on low tires. Carter, who developed the Photon laser-tag game in 1984, says he realized 20 years ago that the problem of underinflated tires would only worsen with the disappearance of full-service gas stations — and he, of course, began

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Today in Entrepreneurial History: September 17

1908 – The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes killing Selfridge. He becomes the first airplane fatality. 1920 – The American Professional Football Association (later renamed National Football League) is organized in Canton, Ohio, United States. 1961 – The world’s first retractable-dome stadium, the Civic Arena, opens in

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